Rafael Nadal Wins Men's Wimbledon Title

Rafael Nadal described the Wimbledon crowd as the best in the world after regaining the title he had to give up last year because of injury. Rafael Nadal leapt into a winning backhand during a point in the second set and hit the tennis ball with such force that dust swirled when the ball landed. On a Centre Court more brown than green after two weeks without rain, and with 15,000 fans cheering early and late for Nadal, the 24-year-old Spaniard won his second Wimbledon title and eighth career major championship Sunday by beating 12th-seeded Tomas Berdych, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in a 2-hour, 13-minute men’s final. “It’s probably the best crowd in the world, they have a lot of respect for every player,” said Nadal.